Pipe carrier



PIPE CARRIER I Filed July 2. 1924 2 Sheots -Sheet l I s v I I A/VENTdR )If/T I w. F. Boss'ER'r PIPE CARRIER May 31, 1927.

Filed July 2, 1924 2 Shoots-Shoot '2 I INVENro/g WILLIAM F. BOSSERT, F vUTICA,

NEW YORK, AssIGNoR To SIGNAL AocEssoRIEscoR- PORATION, or U'rIcA, NEW YORK, A CORPORATION or NEW YORK.

- rIPE ,oARnIERf Application filed (any. 2,

This invention relates to a new and improved pipe carrier. The mainobject ofthe' invention is to' produce a simple, efiicient P1133 carrier of rigid and substantial construction capable of easy and rapid assemblage, and of such adjustment as is desirable in connection with such devices. i

A further object resides in the production of a base constituting a portion of the pipe carrier that is adapted for use with either concrete or iron piers of usual construction.

Other objects and advantages relate to the details of the construction and form of the device as will more fully appear from the following description taken in connection with the accompanying drawings in which Figure 1 is a top plan view of a pipe carrier of my invention. c

Figure 2 is a section on line 2-2, Fig'urel.

Figure 8 is a perspective View of the base of Figures 1 and 2.

Figures 4 and 5 are perspective views of modified forms of bases. 7 I

The structure as shown in Figure 1 illustrates a unit of the pipe carrier of my inven-' tion and comprises two bases 1 of simi-v lar form and shape and each comprising a substantially flat body portion '2 formed with elongated openings or slots 3- at the opposite sides of each base and with an elon gated opening or slot -4 at substantially the central portion of each base.

A description of one of thesebases will constitute a description of both and each base is in the form of an integral casting as illustrated. v v 7 At one side of the base, there is provided I a pair of spaced upright complementary clamping members 5 and -6., each clamping member terminating near its upper portion in an arcuate or somewhat semicircular pipe clamping part, between which clamping members, .a pipe or rail 7 is adapted to be passed so that when the bolt 8 is passed through the spaced lower portions of the clamping members 5 and 6, and the nut '9 is threaded on the bolt, the arcuate upper portions -10 and -11'will tightly gripthe pipe 7 and hold it rigidly in place with respect to the base 1 At the opposite side of the base 1, there is provided a similar pair of upright spaced clamping members 12' and 13- terminating at their upper portions likewise,

1924. Serial navzaviai in arcuate or substantially semi-circula-r'pipe clamping parts and l5- 'through which the pipe orside ra il.".16- ..is adapted to be passed and about which the 'arcuate'; parts 14 and 15'- are tightly clamped when the bolt 17 is passed through the spaced lower portionsof the spaced upright l and 2, the bases 1 are secured to a con-,

crete pier 19 by means of opposite disposed hook b0-lts 20. having their hook portions extending into recesses in the pier andtheir upper portions extending through the respective slots 8 and equipped with nuts 'Q1- for tightly clamping the base to the pier. i

The usual formof pipe carrier may be utilized in connection with the structure so far described, and as shown, these pipe carriers are formed with legs terminating in opposite feet :22f adapted to rest upon the pipes or rails 7fand ,16 respectively, andto be secured thereto by hook bolts 23 having their hook portions extending around the respective pipes 7'-and their upper portions extending through openings in the feet 22 of the pipe carriers prope yand equipped with nuts 24 for tightly clamping the feet 22.- to the f pipes 7- and 16 respectively.

In the usual manner, rollers 25 are carried by each two adjacent pipe carrier supports '26 and upon these rollers the pipes 27- are carried'.-

v In Figure 3', the base of Figures 1 and f 2 is independently illustrated .and due to the provision of the opposite slots -'3- for use in connection with concrete piers and the central elongated opening or slot adapted for use in connectlon with iron piers,

the pipe carrier support of this invention is adapted for construction of pier. V

In Figure 4, I have illustrated a base adapted for use only in connection vwith conuse in 'COIlIiGCtlOIl with either crete piers as illustrated in Figure 2 in that it is provided only withthe slots" I have illustrated a base adapted for use 3 and omits the slots ,4 whereas in Figure 5,",

onl in connection with iron piers in that it is ormed with the slot .4

but omits the opposite edge slots 3 In all offthese constructions, liowever, the' or jaws at their upper ends are provided integral spaced upright clamping members with complementary arcuate clamping parts 1 exact form, shape or arrangement of the parts, as various changes may be made with in the scope of the appended claim.

I claim:

A pipe-carrier comprising a body portionf hand this 25th day of June, 1924;"

provided 'Wltll an elongated slot through Whidlia bolt is adapted to extend for'ada justably securing the carrier to a support;

and upright pairs of complementary pipe clamping members integral with the base,

each member'having an arcuate iupperportion so that each pair is adapted'oto'receive a pipe the upright members of each pair being spaced apart throughout substantially tightly grip a pipe.

In Witness whereof I havehereunto set my 'WILLIAM F. Boss R'r. 

